For Atul Ranjan's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japanese companies are looking to tap India's medical market with funding and technological solutions to make health care more accessible in the world's second-most populous country. Japan-based venture capital firms like Spiral Ventures and India Japan Partnership Fund LLP are either funding local health tech ...
Lixil Group Corp., Japan's leading manufacturer of household products, has launched a training program for plumbers in India to help fill a shortage of such workers while improving professional standards. Dubbed "Project Nadee," the program aims to produce 50,000 commercially licensed plumbers in the next ...
Japan recently conducted a training program in India on crop diversification in Afghanistan as part of its third-country training initiative in collaboration with partner countries, according to Tokyo's development aid agency. The Japan International Cooperation Agency invited 12 Afghan government officials to train in Himachal ...
Global apparel retailer Uniqlo Co. will enter the Indian market in fall 2019, signaling its strong resolve to penetrate Asia's third-largest economy as part of a global campaign. Announcing the establishment of its wholly owned subsidiary Uniqlo India Pvt. Ltd. on Wednesday, Uniqlo said it ...
India is heavily promoting Buddhist tourism in a bid to attract more tourists from countries with sizable Buddhist populations, including Japan, as part of a strategy to boost foreign tourist arrivals. India is not only organizing an international Buddhist conclave every other year, but is ...
Global and local automakers in India are gearing up for an anticipated shift to electric vehicles with massive investments over the next few years, as the country with the world's fourth-largest car market aims to replace all conventional vehicles with EVs by 2030. Japan's Suzuki ...
Japanese firms are looking to partner with Indian information technology companies to invest in local startups, according to a delegation from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry attending India's largest IT industry event. Seven firms, including Denso Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and Murata Manufacturing Co., ...
In India, a country that is emerging as a mobile manufacturing hub, Asahi Glass Co. is looking to tap growing demand for advanced glass products to be used in smartphones and other electronic devices, according to company officials. The leading maker of glass and high-tech ...
Panasonic Corp.'s Indian subsidiary will invest 1.5 billion rupees ($23.4 million) in its mobility division in the current fiscal year ending next March to step up efforts to improve its smartphone business in Asia's third-largest economy, according to senior company officials. Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd. ...
The Japan External Trade Organization plans to promote partnerships between Japanese and Indian companies looking to expand their presence in Africa by leveraging their mutual expertise, JETRO officials said. The move is aimed at reducing market risks by combining the experience and knowledge of Indian ...
